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词组 walkabout
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walkabout
⇨ walkabout; walk-aboutnoun a journey on foot taken by an Aboriginal, especially when withdrawing from white society for a period AUSTRALIA, 1910. go walkabout1. (of an aboriginal) to go on a walkabout AUSTRALIA, 1927.2. (of a person) to go off somewhere else AUSTRALIA, 1969.3. (of an important person) to make an informal tour on foot. Variants include 'do a walkabout' UK, 1984
idiomwalkaboutsb/sth goes walkabout BrEBrEspoken used in order to say that you cannot find someone or something:My scissors seem to have gone walkabout again.What are we going to do if Blyth goes walkabout again when we need her?
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go walkabout

To wander an area in an aimless or casual manner. Primarily heard in Australia. I think they went walkabout, so I'm not sure when they'll be back.

go walkabout

wander around from place to place in a protracted or leisurely way.
In Australian English, a walkabout is a journey into the bush undertaken by an Aboriginal in order to live in a traditional manner and re-establish contact with spiritual sources.
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